Archive for the 'parenting' Category
Some Pictures of Sam
I didn’t bring a camera to OATS, so I don’t have as many shots from the festival as I’d like, but here are some shots from the rest of Sam’s visit to Philadelphia and the Jersey shore.
Our friends Ryan and Amy have one of those large inflatable pools in their backyard. I caught a [...]
Gone Swimmin’
Sam and I are bound for Long Beach Island for the day. See you this evening!
Read More..>>Stuff That Makes Me Mad
I’ve been doing therapy for almost exact a year now, and I’m happy to say that it’s made a real difference in my life. My friend Larry, who I’ve known since June 2001, and I were talking about some stuff this weekend, and he remarked that I seem to be a lot less angry [...]
Read More..>>Good Times
Kids are funny the way they pick up their parents’ habits and catchphrases. Sam’s picked up a couple from his mom. When she’s trying to get him to focus, she says “Sam, can I talk to you for a minute?”, and he uses it all the time when he feels he’s not being [...]
Read More..>>Frustrating
You know what’s frustrating?
Calling your child’s mother in Canada to find out whether your child support and gift for the boy have arrived, as well as when you’re going to get to talk to him again via Skype, and not getting a call back.
For three days in a row.
Now, I know people have busy [...]
Sam’s Visit
I finally have the time and energy to post Sam pictures. I’ve resized a bunch, but since they always seem to overlap my sidebars, just click on the thumbnail to see a much larger version of the photo up close and personal.
By the way, am I the only one who finds the “red eye” [...]
Sam Went to the Dentist
A couple of visits ago, while helping Sam finish brushing his teeth, I noticed one of his molars was in HORRIBLE shape. I should have taken a picture to fully capture how hideous it looked: the sides were blackened, the surface looked furry, and the whole tooth just seemed to scream “I’m rotten!” [...]
Read More..>>Upside Down
[M]y son, who in addition to being this amazing, rambunctious little person, is allowing me to fit my own life better into a context of impermanent things, invest myself in his just started as opposed to my half-run race. But beyond all those organized thoughts I find fatherhood simply a mystery, a very concrete one [...]
Read More..>>Some Sam
Why bother with pictures that don’t fit the borders when they open in their own windows?
Click for Sam.
More Sam here, and also here.
Sam took this one.
Weed.
The glare.
I’ll have more photos later this week…
Bah.
There’s something I’ve been needing to write about since Sam left.
During his first night here, his mom wanted to see him and talk to him over Skype, so after dinner we sat down in front of the computer and dialed up Canada. The conversation was light and fun until it came time to say [...]
